The Network is pleased to announce the 8th National LGBTQ Health Equity Summit *Formerly the National LGBTQ Tobacco Summit* Bridging the Gap Promising Practices in LGBT Health and Tobacco Control August 14, 2012 Kansas City, MO As an official Ancillary meeting to the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, the 8th National LGBT Health Equity Summit (FormerlyContinue reading “SAVE THE DATE & Call for Summit Planning Committee”
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PopCtr Mtg: Panel Discussion on Probability and Non-Probability Methods
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA SCIENCEBABBLE ALERT – This is a meeting for scientists, despite my efforts, some of this may get technical. 411 on the issue Probability sampling = getting a group of people for your research that is statistically proven toContinue reading “PopCtr Mtg: Panel Discussion on Probability and Non-Probability Methods”
Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Holds Annual Convening
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA My Non-Sampling Error Experience Ok, I’ve fled from the very exciting Netroots Nation conference to get back to Boston because today and tomorrow mark the 3rd annual convening of one of The Fenway Institute’s other major initiatives, theContinue reading “Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Holds Annual Convening”
Breaking News! NY Hospitals Announce Mandatory LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA Reporting from Bellevue Hospital, NY I’m down here in NYC and very, very happy to be at the press conference where New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation just announced mandatory LGBT cultural competency training for all theirContinue reading “Breaking News! NY Hospitals Announce Mandatory LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings”
National Network Meeting Reflection
by Emilia Dunham, Program Associate As I posted before, I am privileged to be in Atlanta for the National Tobacco Prevention Networks Meeting. This is my first time traveling for the Network, and I must say that it’s been such a pleasure as much as it’s been a tremendous amount of information to soak in.Continue reading “National Network Meeting Reflection”
Eldin the Cabbie: Wellness Policy Savant
by Scout Stay tuned, Institute over but more posts to come It’s been a busy week with posting to the blog, but stay tuned, it’s not done. We still have a few more posts to finalize about lessons from the Tobacco & Diabetes Training Institute 2010, and today our team splits forces to head intoContinue reading “Eldin the Cabbie: Wellness Policy Savant”
National Networks for Tobacco Control Meeting
by Emilia Dunham, Network Program Associate I had the joy of attending the annual National Networks for Tobacco Control meeting in Atlanta, GA. In the morning, the six Networks funded by the Center for Disease Control. These Networks are similar to the LGBT Network in that they all focus on a special population in tobaccoContinue reading “National Networks for Tobacco Control Meeting”
Institute 2010: Closing Keynote – Behavior Change Lessons from Dr. Jeffrey Koplan
by Scout Change is always happening The Institute still has a half day of classes, but we’re having our closing keynote now by Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, former director of CDC. Dr. Koplan takes us into a time machine first, has us remember 30 yrs ago to help us see how much behavior change really isContinue reading “Institute 2010: Closing Keynote – Behavior Change Lessons from Dr. Jeffrey Koplan”
Nutrition, physical activity & tobacco? Bring it on!
by Scout Network Director CDC’s Wellness Conference + hotmath This is it folk, the first time ever CDC has convened not just the state tobacco control staff from around the country, but our new partners in the latest greatest health mashup, the nutrition and exercise folk too! So it seems like hot new math forContinue reading “Nutrition, physical activity & tobacco? Bring it on!”
National Networks Meeting, Best & Promising Practices
What is the definition of a Promising Practice or Best Practices? If you ask 100 people this same question you might just get 100 different responses. We might see common themes but overall depending on the institution the definitions vary. With that being said how do we create a common strategy or process for NationalContinue reading “National Networks Meeting, Best & Promising Practices”
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